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  1. john70

    Cars in the postwar period

    mallyby2, was it one of these.
  2. john70

    Prisoner of War

    Thankyou for showing the record of your brothers internment, and for a great story about the watch, very interesting.
  3. john70

    Midland Red Buses in Worcester

    Thanks again BaMMoT. keep "em coming.
  4. john70

    Birmingham Trams

    Not a Ford Anglia 105e they came out in 1959 and the last tram on this route ran in 1950
  5. john70

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Bn - Please can you help!

    Terry Carter who is a member of this forum will possibly be able to point you in the right direction, he is an expert on the Warwicks, in the WW1.
  6. john70

    Our parents over the years.

    Hi. Jean. Yes they were both taken in the the same place, when mom died in 1991 we found some negatives that had never been developed and had the prints done off them, and these were amongst them, dating back to 1941, there are one or two others as well, one with my grandad feeding his chickens...
  7. john70

    Our parents over the years.

    Heres a photo of my mom and dad in the 60s, at Caister on Sea. and one of my mom and me in 1941 in the back yard at our house in Highters Road Warstock.
  8. john70

    Gil Merrick

    I phoned Smiths in Mell Sq. and he was there yesterday but they still have some signed copies left for sale.
  9. john70

    Gil Merrick

    I used to stand behind the goals Tilton Rd. end, in the late 40s early 50s when Gill Merrick was Blues greatest ever goalie, and Jacky Wheeler was the reserve goalie, used to go every week then, first team one week , reserves the next. Gill Merrick has lived in Shirley for years, and still does...
  10. john70

    Cars in the postwar period

    Forgot to include the van.
  11. john70

    Cars in the postwar period

    Another CA Bedford, this was the van I drove in my first driving job in 1958.
  12. john70

    Aston Manor Museum

    I was sent this cutting from the "Mail", must be a very big worry to the owners of vehicles stored there, and a loss to Birmingham as its a very interesting museum.
  13. john70

    Just Outside Birmingham by Post Card.

    Most unusual photo for you Mike, no bus in it, lol.
  14. john70

    First Driving Lesson

    I had my first driving lesson in 1955 in an Austin A40 Somerset with the Warwickshire School of Motoring, they had an office on the Stratford Road allmost opposite Farm Road, it was a Pound a lesson and I remember my instructor was Jim Smith, I paid up front for 12 lessons which included my...
  15. john70

    Birmingham Built Metrobus D926NDA Departs Miller St

    Sorry forgot to attach it, old age thing.
  16. john70

    Birmingham Built Metrobus D926NDA Departs Miller St

    You have some very sharp eyes Bill, heres another for you.
  17. john70

    Birmingham on Sea

    Hi. Mike. Would Llloyd know of someone who would hire a coach out to you possibly, just a thought.
  18. john70

    Birmingham on Sea

    On the local news last night they said there were queues all day to go on the wheel, its open from 10am to 10pm every day, the view on a clear day will be great, with the Millenium dome at Cardiff, Exmoor, The Mendips all easily seen, I know the sea is not allways in and it might be a muddy...
  19. john70

    Birmingham on Sea

    The big wheel has come to Weston and been erected on the beach lawns, it starts tomorrow and runs till November, its the same as was in Broad Street a few years ago.
  20. john70

    isle of man TT

    Just a little bit of info. on the TT, the first race was held in 1907, and won on a Norton with Rem Fowler riding it. He must have been a local chap because he is buried in St. James church, Shirley.
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